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THE COVER
All roads lead to Daytona Beach this month! This map will lead you
to Headquarters of the F.A.A.'s 41st Annual Convention whether
you come by airplane, train, bus, automobile or boat. It was generously
drawn for this issue of The Florida Architect by Delineators Haskell
and Hardwick in the office of Spicer and Gehlert, Architects.

PUBLICATION COMMITTEE--Edwin T. Reeder, Chairman, G. Clinton
Gamble, Igor B. Polevitzky. Editor--Roger W. Sherman.
The FLORIDA ARCHITECT is the Official Journal of the Florida Association of
Architects, a state organization of the American Institute of Architects, and is
published monthly under the authority and direction of the F.A.A. Publication
Committee at 7225 S. W. 82nd Court, Miami 43, Florida. Telephone MOhawk 7-0421
. Correspondence and editorial contributions are welcomed; but publication cannot
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Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the Publication
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Why Not A Team? I

By HARVEY F. PIERCE
President, Florida Engineering Society

In the May, 1955, issue of The FLORIDA ARCHI- gineer-does not keep this relationship. Suppose a
TECT I attempted to point out some of the reasons member of the team is called in by the Captain
for good Architect-Engineer relations. If I made after the owner has approved sketches. And sup-
my point, it is now time to spell out some of the pose he is instructed to prepare structural drawings
mechanics of cashing in on these relations. In this for a framing system which has already been frozen
day and age of great advances in engineering and in the sketch stage, or to design an air conditioning
their related effect on all types of structures, the system in a building where provisions for it have
importance of good engineering in a given project not been made, or where construction already set
very often outweigh the purely architectural ele- makes for an uneconomical design, inadequate serv-
ments. icing features, or other compromises. Will the work
In most buildings it is the prerogative of the of both Captain and team result in the best overall
architect to plan the space requirements, general solution? The answer is obviously negative.
arrangement of areas, detail of finish and material. It is high time that the entire team be used in
But it is obviously to the advantage of the owner the selling stage of the Prime Professional's opera-
to have a structural system which is safe and eco- tions. In other words, when the Prime Professional
nomical; an electrical system which will not be
noical; an electrical system which will not be discusses the owners' requirement with his client, he
obsolete before the building is 10 years old; a n s i s
should not stop with floor plans and perspectives,
lighting system which will be efficient to operate n precie
a s well as pleasing; a plumbing system which will bbut should round out the picture to include all the
as well as pleasing; a plumbing system which will ecs
be adequate, safe and quiet without gold plating; engieerig and architectural features of the pro-a
and an air conditioning system which will be eco- posed proect He should hav there owners o eet and
M nomical, satisfactory and adequate. discuss these items with other members of the team
norical, satisfactory and adequate.
Now at this point I would like to state that so that each will be better able to do his job. In this
both the Architect and the Engineer regards him- way the owner gains greater confidence in the Ar-
self as a professional and would like to have those ctect or Engineer because he not only knows the
with whom he works treat him as such. Each takes members of the team but also understands how the
pride in making a valuable contribution to any pro. team works. He can then feel that his desires are
ject large or small. And the Engineer appreciates being fully incorporated by professionals who under-
and responds to the opportunity to be in on the stand his requirements.
"ground floor", to make suggestions as to how best We can grow in professional stature by using the
to integrate his work with that of the Architect- team approach in this manner, as opposed to the
and to receive due credit for his contributions, prevalent practice of grand-standing-which we have
If the Engineer is to develop full professional seen in the past on the part of both Architects and
stature in his own eyes and in the eyes of the public, Engineers.
hi e must grow in ability, knowledge and esteem. The logic of such an approach cannot successfully
This he cannot do if he is generally regarded as be refuted. Large firms, in which both Architects
either a tradesman or a mere technician, and Engineers are principals, sell their services very
At the same time if the Architect is the prime eloquently by this method of emphasizing the
professional on any assignment, it is incumbent portance of both aspects o their work. This is good
upon him to be the team captain. He must use portance of both aspects of theirr work. This is good
the skills of the entire team to the best possible business for them, for their success can attest to
advantage, that. Then certainly it should be good business for
The theory of team work cannot be put to the Architect who used an independent Engineer
practice if the team captain-be he architect or en- on his work-or vice versa.

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second floor are prestressed Double T concrete slabs.
Prestressed concrete columns, cast in one piece,
run the full height of the building in the two-story
area. Prestressed concrete beams-some with a length
of 43 feet support the second floor and roof.
The ground floor is concrete, and walls are concrete
blocks.
Prestressed concrete construction facilitates faster
erection and, of course, the use of concrete means
fire, storm and termite protection, greater sanitation,
and lower maintenance and insurance costs.

Following a logical formula for de-
sign (the one I use, by the way), the
Architect takes three major consid-
erations: the People, the Site, and
the Climate, and, using his know-how
and imagination, creates the design.
In following this pattern, I think we
can most clearly examine and discuss
in their proper light, all the funda-
mentals involved in the design of the
contemporary Florida home.
First, the People: Your client and
mine in this category is the typical
American family: a pretty generalized
and nebulous client, perhaps, yet one
who on closer examination has a
pretty definite background, require-
ments, and aspirations.
The typical American family con-
sists of two adults and two children
of school age, and usually a dog. Tra-
ditionally, they love their land, home-
ly informal living, good home made
food-the wife cooks all the meals.
They love the outdoors-the typical
American's heart is as big as the geo-
graphy of his vast land. They are
practical and thrifty, yet they have
faith in the future to a point of being
willing to mortgage it for immediate
benefits accruing from the fantastic
productivity of American industry.
The parents have an ardent desire
to create a real home for their chil-
dren-there might be a third-and
realize that the children must have
some privacy and their own facilities
for study and for entertainment of
their young friends if they are to feel
that their home is truly their own,
and that they are not underfoot. The
parents have common interests with
their children and facilities for these
interests are reflected in the house-
hold.
Mealtime is an important, informal
and cozy affair, suggesting an inti-
mate proximity to the kitchen, as
there is no maid. Facilities for quick
snacks for the kids on holidays and
NOVEMBER, 1955

in the summer are a great help to the
wife. Their friends, both adults and
children, are just as informal as they,
and provision for formal dining is not
necessary. Larger parties and special
occasions are handled either buffet
style or by a barbecue picnic.
They own one car, but will soon
have a second one, for the wife is
stranded in the suburban area without
one, and the children soon will be
able to drive.
Floridians as a whole are a little
different from the average American
for pretty obvious reasons.
Even those of us who have lived in
Florida for a quarter century or more
are newcomers. We have moved here,
and in the moving we did more than
just move to another house or an-
other state we have moved into
a totally new pioneering environment
and climate. We have moved spirit-
ually, as well as physically. We still
remember and cherish traditions, but
as something in the past, not the
present.
The result is that the typical Flor-
idian family is just like any other
American family except more so; more
informal, more progressive, more sun
and fun loving, more nature minded.
I am convinced that the Florida fam-
ily will accept anything in home de-
sign that is pleasing to the eye, is
practical and solves its living prob-
lems. Here indeed is the perfect
client.
Secondly, the Site: In keeping with
the decentralization of American
cities, the average site is a suburban
one ranging from 75' x 100' lot to an
acre or more of ground. Here, again,
the American's traditional desire to
own more land which he can cherish
and improve is expressed.
The site is NOT a grassed piece of
fenced land on which the house is
planted. The site is the homestead -
an integral part of the living accom-

By IGOR B. POLEVITZKY, F.A.I.A.---A significant mes-
sage delivered in Tampa, October 21, before the 1955 State
Convention of the Florida Home Builders Association.

modations. Contiguous areas and en-
vironment also have a great bearing
on the site. Exposure, view, privacy,
and vegetation as regarding the site
require careful study in connection
with the design.
The typical Florida home site
leaves much to be desired from the
designer's and even the builder's
point of view. It is also "more so"
than the typical American site. It is
flatter, more rectangular and more
barren of vegetation, particularly with
the help of the speculative builder
who is "bulldozer happy", and the
developer who never heard of any-
thing but a straight line and a 90
degree angle.
Thirdly, the Climate: The statistics
of the climate are readily available to
all. But to a designer climate dic-
tates, impedes or inspires possibilities
of land utilization for living purposes
depending on its characteristics.
(And here in true and sincere
Chamber of Commerce style we can
really say Ah!)
Yes, our climate is wonderful, but
it also poses many a problem both
to the Architect and Builder. Our
air temperatures are fairly comfortable
the year around, but the sun is beast-
ly hot. We don't have many drizzles
but when the rains come, they come
in buckets and without warning.
Let's face it we have termites,
ants, sand flies and mosquitoes; ev-
erything propagates at a rapid rate in
Florida, and they are no exception.
We have hurricanes. Even in South
Florida we have cold snaps, two or
more weeks at a time. All these
factors must be considered, but in
their proper light, for it is true that
on the average we can expect 340
days of comfortable sunny weather
per year.
Now, let us see how the Architect,
the developer and the builder can
produce a good contemporary house
for this "perfect client", the Florida
family.
First, the developer must be a good
neighbor, and an intelligent one; and
he doesn't have to worry about the
money, because it is good business
and will pay off in the end. DON'T
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Last month two of the State's
largest chapters, so far as territory is
concerned, elected new officers to
serve next year. They are Florida
North and Florida Central, both of
which have for some time held quart-
erly, instead of monthly meetings.
In both Chapters elections are sched-
uled for the last quarterly meeting
of the year.
The Florida North meeting was
held October 11 at the Skyroom of
the new Independent Life Insurance
Building at Jacksonville as the wind-
up of the business meeting. Election
results were: President, JACK MOORE
of Gainesville, to succeed himself;
Vice-President, A. EUGENE CELLAR,
Jacksonville, who will succeed MYRL
HANES of Gainesville; Secretary, AR-
THUR L. CAMPBELL, JR., Gainesville,
in place of JAMES A. MEEHAN, JR., of
Jacksonville, elected a director of the
Chapter. The new Treasurer is
THOMAS E. EWART, JR., of Jackson-
ville, who will succeed HARRY LEE
LINDSEY of Gainesville.
The Chapter also elected three ad-
ditional directors in line with their
membership proportionment as out-
lined in the F.A.A. Re-districting
plan. They were, TAYLOR HARDWICK,
Jacksonville; IVAN H. SMITH, Jackson-
ville, and THOMAS LARRICK, of
NOVEMBER, 1955

Gainesville. Under the new district-
ing plan, each section will be repre-
sented on the F.A.A. Board by a sec-
tional vice-president. The Chapter
voted to propose the name of FRANK-
LIN S. BUNCH as a nominee for North
Florida Section's vice-president for

the F.A.A. elections during the No-
vember Convention at Daytona
Beach.
Florida Central's meeting took
place October 15 at the Orange
Court Hotel in Orlando. As one re-
(Continued on Page 18)

Judging by the growing enthusiasm
for use of pre-stressed concrete units,
engineers have hardly scratched the
surface of an important technical
field. And architects are just becom-
ing aware of the apparently limitless
design possibilities that the compara-
tively new prestressed and precast
units are rapidly bringing into sharp
focus.
Last month additional proof of
these statements was offered a group
of Miami architects and engineers in
the testing of four new types of pre-
stressed beams developed by the
Schilling-Crissey Company of South
Miami. The tests were conducted by

the Wingerter Laboratories of Miami
and were technically observed and
tabulated by DR. MURRAY T. MAN-
TELL and EDWIN F. HEYER of the
University of Miami's Civil Engineer-
ing Department.
All of the beams were I-sections.
Three were 16-inch units spanning 40
feet; the other spanned 20 feet with
an 8-inch depth. Tests were with con-
centrated loadings in all cases; and in
all of them units behaved almost ex-
actly as calculated with ultimate loads
averaging almost three times the nor-
mal loading for which the beams were
designed.
Two of the beams, all of which

were designed by MERRILL E. CRIS-
SEY, were loaded at mid-point of their
40-foot span. One was reinforced
with six 3/-inch cables; the other with
15 steel wires of .196 diameter. Steel
area of the cable reinforcing was .48
sq.in. and that of the wires, .45 sq.in.
Chief differences between these
beams and other types of prestressed
units was, first, incorporation of a
curved pattern in the prestressing ele-
ments, and, second, the design of each
end. Bearings were four inches; but
for about a foot from each end bear-
ings were only half depth, with the
design splayed to full depth at a 45
degree angle. Within the structure
reinforcing had been curved and pre-
tensioned to follow this design and in
addition, a minimum of mild steel
bars had been placed in the top web
at each end.
One objective of the concentrated
load tests was to determine ultimate
loadings, observe the extent of strand
slippage, record deflections and re-
coveries. Another was to discover if
performance of the end design match-
ed in all technical respects the charac-
teristics calculated for the full beam
section. Still a third was to determine
advantages, if any, of strand reinforc-
ing against wire reinforcing, or vice
versa.
Results were completely satisfac-
tory on every count. As predicted,
(Continued on Page 17)

Above, test operations being con-
ducted on a 40-foot span I-section
of 6,000 psi concrete, reinforced
with 6 % -inch cables of .48 sq. in.
steel area. This picture was taken
after twice the design load had been
applied and released. The guage
showed a deflection of 7 % inches
at failure with almost three times
the design load. Ultimate deflection
of the joist with wire reinforcing
was 9 inches. Right, two closeups of
the test loading and, right just prior
to release of twice the design load.
10

Like every modern city, Daytona
Beach has its problems of delin-
quency. To help solve them the
firm of Griffin and Gomon design-
ed this Juvenile Detention Home to
provide as homelike as possible
surroundings for youngsters who
need discipline but only minimum
measures of detention.

Its founder would never know Daytona Beach today!
Hard to imagine what it was like in 1870 when old Mathias Day
forsook the rigors of his native Ohio winters to start a town that lives
in an eternal spring! Flagler's steam trains-with hotels to match-
weren't due to inch their way toward the Keys for another sixteen years.
The Greater Daytona Beach Recreational Area wasn't yet so much as a
gleam in anybody's eye. The elder Rockefeller was still dreaming up
an oil empire, blissfully ignorant that he was to become a legend of
Ormond Beach. And Sir Malcolm Campbell, the man who was to
discover the speedway possibilities of the world's most famous beach,
hadn't even been born.
But the promise of everything was there. That incomparable, 23-
mile stretch of hard-packed sand was there. The smiling, storm-pro-
tected Halifax River was there-and between them was that length of
breeze-swept, palm-studded island that today is one of America's most
justly popular resorts.
The extent to which the vision of old Mathias has come true-even
beyond his dreams, probably-is your privilege to discover. Daytona
Beach welcomes you to the 41st Annual F.A.A. Convention, just as
warmly as do the architect-members of the Daytona Beach Chapter who
will act as your Convention Hosts. In true Chamber of Commerce
fashion we could say much about our community today. But new visitors
will discover its charms quickly. And for those who already know it of
old the discovery of new developments will be as enjoyable.
For the old and new visitors alike, illustrations here may offer an
unsuspected professional interest-and may suggest that the dream of
Mathias Day is still as real and active as it was when he saw beauty here
and founded what is now known throughout the country as "The All-
America City".

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Francis R. Walton and Francis W. Craig were
architects for the Peabody Auditorium, built
in 1947 for practically all types of cultural
entertainment for fully professional presenta-
tion to an audience of about 2,500.

On Cypress and Keech Streets is the Negro
Recreational Building for which Harry K. Grif-
fin was the architect. Faced with prceast con-
crete blocks, the structure is an important social
meeting place for Daytona's negro population.

The First Presbyterian
Church was designed by Har-
ry K. Griffin to provide a
church school, office and so-
cial rooms in addition to a
sanctuary seating 500. Anoth-
er of Daytona's churches is
now under construction at
North Halifax Avenue and
University Bouevard. It is
Our Lady of Lourdes chapel
and school for which Spicer
and Gehlert are supervising
architects.

The stucco and stone build-
ing below is the YMCA build-
ing, designed by Harry M.
Griffin to include a swim-
ming pool and gymnasium in
addition to social and meet-
ing rooms.

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The firm of Craig and Snead
were architects for the Madi-
son Avenue Fire Station,
above. This is in a residen-
tial neighborhood; and one
of the design objectives was
to clothe the building with a
character and scale that would
be in complete harmony with
its surroundings.

Scene of several meetings for
architects' wives during the
Convention is the Art League
on Palmetto Avenue. Francis
R. Walton was its architect;
and he has provided two gal-
leries, a working studio, two
craft shops and living quar-
ters for a managing director
within walls faced with Ten-
nessee stone.

New Beam Design ...
(Continued from Page 10)
tracking loads were about 1.5 times
design loads. Deflection recovery im-
mediately after release of twice the
design load was within an eighth of
an inch of original position. And
when the cable-tensioned beam was
tested at a quarter-point adjacent to
one end, there was no diagonal ten-
sion failure and practically no deflec-
tion for a loading equivalent to
13,000 lbs. at mid-span. Tests showed
that in general the wire reinforcing,
with less actual steel area, to be some-
what superior to the cable reinforcing.
Significance of results' is the pos-
sibility of cutting overall story heights
with safety because of the new end
design; the fact that curving wires
gives a beam 38 per cent greater load
capacity than one without, thus per-
mitting wider spans with smaller sec-
tions; and the availability at beam
ends for pipes and ducts without need
for a hung ceiling.
Both designing and testing engi-
neers pointed out that incorporation
of the curve in pretensioned steel is
the chief factor that controls both the
characteristics of beams tested and
the designed performance of other
shapes. It is this trick of curving
wires or cables that makes the half-
height ends of beams practical and
provides them with the great strength
indicated in the tests.
This half-height design is similar
in general conformation to the overall
shape of a steel bar-joist. Just as bar-
joist construction allows space at both
ends of the span for installation of
utility pipes and ducts, so does use of
this new beam. Obviously this elimi-
nates the need-at least from the
mechanical installation point of view
-for a hung ceiling that steals valua-
ble cubage from a building envelope.
Thus far the curved-reinforcing
principle has been applied only to
joists. But since it permits longer
spans without increasing section
weights materially, other shapes are
now in the design stage. These in-
clude T's and double T-slabs that
will, in all probability, also utilize the
same space-saving design trick of half-
height ends.
NOVEMBER, 1955

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News & Notes

(Continued from Page 9)
suit, an entirely new slate of officers
will administer Chapter affairs next
year. Elected were: President, RO-
LAND W. SELLEW, Sarasota, who will
wield the gavel in place of RICHARD
E. JESSEN of Tampa; Vice-President,
A. WYNN HOWELL, who succeeds
RALPH P. LOVELOCK of Winter
Park; Secretary JOHN M. CROWELL,
Sarasota, in place of ERNEST T. H.
BOWEN, II, of Tampa who became a
director; and Treasurer, JACK Mc-
CANDLESS, of St. Petersburg to suc-
ceed ANTHONY L. PULLARA of Tampa.
Others elected were ARCHIE G.
PARISH, director, of St. Petersburg,
and ROBERT H. LEVINSON, Clearwa-
ter, alternate director.

New Chapters Proposed
As reported in these columns last
month, formal organization of the
new Mid-Florida Chapter, A.I.A., is
scheduled for completion prior to the
start of the Daytona Beach Cinven-
tion in November. A poll of Florida
Central membership from which
the new Chapter will be formed -
indicated substantial approval; and
during its October 15 business meet-
ing Florida Central made its blessing
unanimous. Thus, by 1956 Florida
will have eight, instead of seven
A.I.A. Cahpters.
By the end of next year the num-
ber may be nine. At the Florida
North Chapter meeting last month,

A. EUGENE CELLAR proposed forma-
tion of a new chapter for the Jack-
sonville metropolitan area which
would "probably come to include
Duval, Nassau and St. Johns count-
ies." The proposal was supported by
FRANKLIN S. BUNCH who stressed the
difficulty of distances in the present
North Chapter set-up (17 counties
in the north-east part of the State,
seven more in the western tip) and
indicated the need for vigorous local
programs that might be better
achieved through support of a local
group.
When finally put to a vote, Chap-
ter members approved the proposal
by substantial majority, thus clear-
ing the way for application of a
charter by the Jacksonville group.
Sponsors of the proposal said that the
new chapter would probably start
with a nucleus of 18 to 25 active
corporate members, from the more
than 40 registered architects listed
for the Jacksonville area.
South Florida Chapter
The October meeting was held at
Pine Tree Inn on the first Tuesday
of the month as usual; and after din-
ner and a short business meeting,
some 65 members listened to a first
hand report on the atomic tests of
"Disaster Village", the doomstown
built at Yucca Flats to determine
resistance of various types of residen-
tial construction to the effects of
bomb blasts.

Honored guests at the Florida Central Chapter's dinner dance, held at the
Orange Court hotel in Orlando last month was this foursome representing
the A.G.C. Left to right are: Mrs. J. A. Riviere, J. Hilbert Sapp, presi-
dent of the Florida A.G.C. Council, Mrs. Sapp and J. A. Riviere, a director
of the general contractors' organization.
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Having a wonderful time was
charming Mrs. William Austin
whose husband, an official of the
Florida Steel Products Company,
was one of the hosts to Florida
Central members at a pre-dinner
cocktail party last month in
Orlando.

Miss MARGARET CANN, an admin-
istrative officer of the Miami Civil
Defense organization was the witness-
speaker. Her account of what hap-
pened was both gripping and graphic;
and it was visually heightened by an
Air Force color movie of a series of
atomic explosions, from baby bombs
to some of the largest yet developed.
During the business meeting, it
was announced that next month (No-
vember 8) would be an election meet-
ing. ALFRED B. PARKER was appoint-
ed as chairman of the Craftsman-of-
the-Year Committee, with craftsman
awards scheduled for presentation at
the Chapter's December meeting.
WAHL J. (JACK) SNYDER, II, was
named chairman of the Annual Ball
Committee.
These new Coporate members were
announced: SCOTT B. ARNOLD; JAMES
L. DEEN; CURTIS E. HALEY; LEWIS
M. HITT, III. JERRY P. SIMMONS and
CLEARANCE P. HAMER were welcomed
as associate members.

Daytona Beach Chapter
Plans are now complete for the
l.A.A.'s 41st Annual Convention.
Reservations are arriving in a steady
stream; and present indications are
that the Convention will be one of
the largest on record.
Host Committeemen emphasize
that space in the Princess Issena Ho-
tel, Convention headquarters, is def-
initely limited and urge immediate
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Attending the Florida North Chapter meeting in Jacksonville last month
were Stanley Greene and Robert Denyse, scholarship students at the Uni-
versity of Florida. Between them is Professor Joseph Wilkes of the U. of F.
College of Architecture, faculty advisor to the Student Chapter, A.I.A.

(Continued from Page 19)
action on reservations to assure ade-
quate accommodations.
If you have not already done so,
send your Convention registrations
at once to JOEL W. SAYERS, JR.,
Reservation Secretary, P.O. Box 1671,
Daytona Beach.
Room reservations should be made
directly to The Princess Issena Hotel,
Daytona Beach. Ask for one of two
"package deals". The first starts with
dinner Wednesday night, Novembei
16, extends through luncheon Sun-
day, November 20. The second starts
with dinner Thursday night, Novem-
ber 17 and extends through Sunday's
luncheon. Both include room charges
and all meals for the period.
The Host Chapter estimates that a
total of $37.50 will cover all Conven-
tion expenses for you and your wife.
And attendance will also put you in

Inconspicuous

line to take home one of the many
items that are being made available
in connection with the product ex-
hibit.
This is the Last Call! Plan the 5-
day week-end as a fall vacation by
following the Committee's urging to
"Come Early and Stay Late".
42nd Convention May Repeat
Records show that this year's Con-
vention is the first since 1947 to re-
peat a locality. But it is probable that
next year's gathering-the F.A.A.'s
42nd annual affair-may do likewise
in selecting a city that has been a
Convention site within the past nine
years. Here are Convention locations
back to 1947: 40th-1954-P a 1 m
Beach; 39th-1953-St. Petersburg;
38th 1952 Tallahassee; 37th-
1951 -Jacksonville; 36th 1950-
Miami; 35th-1949-Daytona; 34th

E T The time to plan for fire protection is
at the start. Wise planning in the archi-
tect's office can result in a system de-
signed for attractive modern interiors.
iCall in the Moore Engineer- let
him show you the advantages of
Moore Automatic Sprinklers.
Moore Pipe & Sprinkler Company iACKSONVLLE
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-1948--Winter Park; 33rd-1947
-Gainesville.
Either Tampa and Orlando might
be selected as the 42nd Convention
City, since the former has a substan-
tial representation as part of the Flor-
ida Central Chapter and Orlando will
be headquarters for the new Mid-
Florida Chapter. Otherwise the Con-
vention at Daytona might decide to
repeat a former location, with either
Jacksonville or Miami as prime possi-
bilities.

Office Notes
The Tampa firm of PULLARA,
BowEN AND WATSON, architects and
engineers, has announced the associa-
tion of WILLIAM B. EATON as head
of its architectural department. Eaton,
a member of the Florida Central
Chapter, is a native of Albany, New
York and a graduate of Rensselear
Polytechnic Institute with an addi-
tional master's degree in City Plan-
ning. He taught architectural design
there for six years prior to joining the
teaching staff of the College of Ar-
chitecture and Allied Arts of the U.
of F. in Gainesville. He recently re-
signed from the U. of F. faculty to
accept his appointment in Tampa.
In Daytona Beach, the firm of
GRIFFIN AND GOMON, Architects,
announce the appointment of JOEL
W. SAYERS, JR., as Associate Archi-
tect. The firm's new associate has
been active in affairs of the Daytona
Beach Chapter and is a Vice-presi-
dent of the F.A.A.
(Continued on Page 22)

Presiding at the organizational
meeting of the Auxiliary of the
Florida Central Chapter, the first
architectural group of its kind in
the State, was Mrs. A. Wynn Howell
of Lakeland.
NOVEMBER, 1955

This striking design was developed with aluminum
letters, of the channel type, formed of heavy-
gauge sheet and continuously welded by the heliarc
process. Surfaces are of translucent plastic, lighted
from behind by neon tubing. Letters are bolted to
the canopy facia formed of two 6-inch aluminum
channels that provide a raceway for necessary
wiring ... A wide choice of stock styles and sizes
of letters are available in cast aluminum or endur-
ing plexiglas-or signs of any size and style can
be fabricated to specification.

JONES STORM SHUTTER
Sooner or later all industrial and commercial buildings in
this area require the protection of storm shutters. Plan now
to install the best-JONES STORM SHUTTERS-tested and ap-
proved by the University of Miami.
The best way to preserve the beauty of architectural de-
sign is to make provision for storm shutters at the time the
building plans are drawn. While construction is taking place
it is simple to conceal the hardware, such as headers, and thus
preserve the dean architectural lines of the structure. Later, as
the need arises, the full shutter installation can be made.
Our engineering group is available for consultation at any
time regarding details of header design or complete shutter
installation.
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Snapped during a jovial interlude
in the Florida Central's quarterly
business meeting were these three
long-time members of th F.A.A.:
Franklin O. Adams, Jr., F.A.I.A.,
Tampa, left; and George A. Spohn
and Henry P. Whitworth, both of
Winter Park.

(Continued from Page 21)
Developments in New Law
Covering Determination of
Prevaliing Wage Rates
As of August 6 this year, Florida's
Prevailing Wage Rate Law went into
effect (see August issue, page 9) and
under its provisions the Industrial
Commission took steps to set rates
S "prevailing" in all localities involving
public work throughout the State.
Presumably to make a difficult job
easier, the Commission first attempted
to set rates covering widely inclusive
districts. But at a September hearing
in Tallahassee inequities of that at-
tempt were pointed out and now the
Commission's policy is apparently to
confine rate areas to county bound-
aries.
However, studies of payrolls inci-
dent to setting up rate patterns cov-
ered Federal projects, which carry
wage schedules (Davis-Bacon) that
are in some cases considerably higher
than those pertaining to State public
works projects. Use of the Davis-
Bacon scales as a basis for the Indus-
trial Commission's wage determina-
tion would thus undoubtedly result in
increasing the labor costs of State
projects.
The Florida A.G.C. Council has
recently brought this matter to the
attention of the Industrial Council.
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ELTON J. MOUGHTON, A.I.A.
From Jack Moore. president of the
Florida North Chapter, comes news
of the death of Elton J. Moughtroi. of
Sanford. Mr. Moughton, whose regis-
tration certificate was number 153,
was one of the Florida Cli.pttr's
charter members and had practiced
architecture in Sanford since 1909.

A.I.A. Rules on Phone Listings
In the current issue of the Blue-
print, monthly bulletin of the West-
chester (N.Y.) Clu.pkr. A.I.A., is a
reference to a ruling by EDMUND
PURVES, A.I.A. Executive Director,
relative to listings in the yellow pages
of local telephone directories. The
communication, originally addressed
to the Massachusetts State Associa-
tion of Architects read:
"The Board of Directors of the
A.I.A. has ruled that it is perfectly
proper for a Chapter to advertise,
even though it is not proper for indi-
vidual architects to do so.
"With respect to listing in yellow
pages of the telephone book, it it
proper for the Chapter to make such
a listing only if it includes all the
members of the Chapter and repre-
sents each of them equally. No sup-
plemeitary individual purchases of
advertising space in the yellow pages
iv permitted, nor is the use of bold-
faced type."

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At Jacksonville business was on the
serious side as Arthur L Campbell,
Gainesville, left, discusses the North
Chapter's future with Franklin S.
Bunch and Walter B. Schultz,
both of Jacksonville.
NOVEMBER, 1955

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ties for any building in which low cost and high performance
are of special importance. Standard unit designs are made in
long casting beds by the pre-tensioning bonded system. Each
has been thoroughly field-tested; and a wide variety of units
is now being made under controlled conditions by members of
the Prestressed Concrete Institute. These prestressed concrete
units are now available. They can be specified in sizes and
shapes to meet a range of span, load and design conditions.
Prestressed concrete units have low maintenance, high fire re-
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The Contemporary House
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squeeze the last possible lot out of
an acre. Study the site from the
point of view of a good neighborhood
and it will be a good investment.
Since very few areas in Florida pro-
vide any change in elevation, the
planning of streets has to be two
dimensional. Get professional advice
on planning: curvilinear streets are
more pleasant than straight ones--
houses grouped on such streets are
less monotonous, more attractive.
Provide segregation of the develop-
ment from high traffic areas; there
will be less accidents fewer children
killed. Provide play grounds and
parks if at all possible. Communities
will be glad to maintain them until
the municipality can take over.
Both the developer and builder
should strive to leave as many of the
natural assets of the site in place.
Bulldozing a site bare just because
it is "handier" for the operations is
little short of criminal.
Once we have an adequate site
with a few native trees in a pleasant
community, the Architect and Builder
can go to work. In the speculative or
project housing field the Architect is
a relative novice and has much to
learn. The first thing he should learn
is that if he doesn't intend to con-
tribute substantially in know-how,
ideas and imagination, he might as
well stay out of it. The Builder should
learn that the Architect is not the
man who is going to turn out some
plans, but is someone whose ideas and
imagination he needs. Otherwise, lhe
might as well not call him in.
But in a spirit of mutual respect
for each other's ability and problems
and in an atmosphere of complete
cooperation, the team can really go
places. The main problem facing
them both at the start is that the
growing requirements of the Florida
family means more space, more house
and presumably more money. With
the cost of labor and materials on the
rise out of proportion with the real
estate market, what is the solution?
I don't think the answer is a
skimpier, smaller house, nor do I
think that it is in mass produced
prefabrication.
I think in Florida the answer lies
for one in the exploitation of our
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NOVEMBER, 1955

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Listed below are the firms which have helped this Official Journal of the Florida Associa-
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they offer. As members of the same great industry of building that provides livelihood
for architects and engineers, they seek opportunity to work with designers--to help in

The Contemporary House
(Continued from Page 25)
wonderful climate which, with im-
agination and careful study, much
useful living space can be created by
integrating the site with the house
through inexpensively constructed
areas, partially shielded from the ele-
ments.
I think also that in Florida, as
elsewhere, the Architect and Builder
will have to evolve simpler, faster tech-
niques of construction utilizing al-
ready available materials which are
being overlooked by the home builder
now, as well as others which are being
and will be developed.
With these principles in mind we
can now proceed to evolve a design
which will accommodate the require-
ments of the typical Florida family.
Primarily it should be a home with
the integrity and honesty both of de-
sign and construction which the word
designates. It should make provisions
for all requirements of the family as
previously stated. Materials used in it
should be as maintenance-free as pos-
sible. The home can be compact but
spacious in feeling. Outdoor areas,
especially immediately adjacent to the
house should be developed and plan-
ned to assure their useability and in-
tegration with the house.
Adequate protection must be pro-
vided both from torrential rains, from
the high solar radiation and from in-
sects. In south Florida the house
should be easily made hurricane proof.
Glass must be used carefully and in
the proper places. It is expensive,
subject to wind damage and carelessly
used, an invader of privacy. Let us not
think of windows as windows and
doors as doors, but rather in each
case as a means of vision, ventilation,
access or privacy.
The home must be well equipped,
but not at the expense of the other
more important qualities.
The important thing for all of us
in the industry to keep in mind is that
we are now building homes for Amer-
icans- not houses for sale. Let us
not get too intrigued with gadgets.
But let us remember that we are to
a great extent responsible for the cre-
ation of a healthy and happy environ-
ment for the American family; and
that in the strength of the American
family is the strength of the Amer-
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The banquet room of the Coral Gables Country Club was turned into a
combination of home, garden and store window as part of the informa-
tional display sponsored by the Florida Power and Light Co., Sept. 27th.

Sparked by FRED W. CONNELL,
Miami Chapter treasurer, the Flor-
ida Power and Light Company was
sponsor for September's Information-
al Meeting held at the Coral Gables
Country Club. The theme of the
meeting, which was actually an
elaborately-staged exhibit, was "Mod-
em Light Conditioning"; and over
250 architects, and engineers, were
on hand to listen and look.
The meeting was worth while on
both counts. After cocktails and an
excellent dinner, the Chapter's guests
listened to a lighting expert from
Nela Park, light-conditioning head-

quarters in Cleveland, Ohio, pour
out facts and figures on both interior
and exterior home lighting, on com-
mercial display lighting and on ways
and means of using light to heighten
effects of architectural design and to
emphasize the sales.
As to looking, the Power Company
was assisted in its lighting demon-
stration by two of Miami's ranking
beauties, SANDY WIRTH and JOAN
RAWLINCS. And in addition to the
three-dimensional_ illumination dis-
plays architects saw a full-color movie
showing how color could be used as
another tool of architectural design.

An expertly lighted interior was part of the display which was built with
cooperation of several Producers' Council members in the Miami Chapter.

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and here's why...

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The unique incorporation of the motorized
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Master switches are also available for
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"No-Splash" Rain Protection:
Even during showers this true awning window
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Easy Operation:
A few effortless turns of the easy to reach
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...specially designed gearing in the dual-action
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Lasting Permanized Finish:
Salt spray and salt air have no effect on
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Exhaustive tests have proven that the special
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Self-Adjusting Sash: The new Gate City
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Aluminum Strip Glazing: Gate City
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The entire mechanism may be fully exposed
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Mr. Morris Lapidus, architect for Fontainebleau,
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Regarded as "the largest luxury resort of its kind"
Fontainebleau had to have the last word in
design, function and permanence.
Modernfold was chosen to attractively divide the men's
and women's card rooms on the Mezzanine floor.
Notice particularly the unique manner in which the
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Opened, the doors extend 51 feet and are 9 feet high.
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